Richard Roeper facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Richard Roeper
Roeper at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival
Born	Richard E. Roeper (1959-10-17) October 17, 1959 (age 65) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Columnist
Alma mater	Illinois State University
Subject	Film criticism

Richard E. Roeper (born October 17, 1959) is an American writer and film critic who works for the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper. He is well-known for co-hosting the TV show At the Movies with famous film critic Roger Ebert from 2000 to 2008. Before that, he took over from another well-known critic, Gene Siskel. Richard Roeper has also hosted radio shows and appeared on many other TV programs.

Early Life and Education

Richard Roeper was born in Chicago, Illinois. He grew up in a town called Dolton, Illinois, which is near Chicago. He went to Thornridge High School. After high school, he studied journalism at Illinois State University and graduated in 1982. While he was still a student, he even tried out for a movie review show called Sneak Previews. This was the same show that Gene Siskel and Roger Ebert used to host!

Richard Roeper's Career

Richard Roeper started working as a writer for the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper in 1986. He wrote about many different things, like politics, media, and entertainment. He has been named the best writer in Illinois many times by the Associated Press.

He has also written several books. These books cover interesting topics like movies, urban legends (popular stories that aren't always true), and conspiracy theories (ideas that secret groups are planning something). He even wrote a book about the Chicago White Sox baseball team!

Roeper also worked as a radio host in Chicago on stations like WLS AM 890. For three years in the early 2000s, he was the film critic for CBS in Chicago. His articles have been shared with newspapers all over the world by The New York Times. He has also written for popular magazines like Esquire, TV Guide, and Entertainment Weekly.

Richard Roeper was a frequent guest on many national TV shows, including The Tonight Show and Live with Regis and Kelly. He also hosted a monthly documentary series called Starz Inside on the Starz network. You might have even seen him on an episode of Entourage or as a guest judge on Top Chef, where contestants made movie-themed dishes for him.

In February 2009, Roeper launched his own website. It features his movie reviews, blog posts, photos, and Twitter updates. He later added video reviews to his site. From 2010 to 2014, he co-hosted The Roe & Roeper Show on Chicago radio. In October 2015, he joined the morning TV show Good Day Chicago on Fox Chicago, leaving in October 2017.

Becoming a Film Critic

After Gene Siskel passed away in 1999, Roger Ebert had many guest critics on his show Siskel & Ebert. Richard Roeper was one of these guests, appearing ten times. Because he did such a great job, he was offered the chance to become Roger Ebert's permanent co-host! The show was renamed Ebert & Roeper and the Movies in 2000, and then simply Ebert & Roeper in 2001.

While Roger Ebert was recovering from surgery in 2006, Roeper was joined by other famous guest critics. These included director Kevin Smith, TV host Jay Leno, and singer John Mellencamp. In July 2008, Roeper announced he was leaving the show.

After leaving Ebert & Roeper, he continued to review movies for Starz and later for ReelzChannel. In 2013, he started writing film reviews for RogerEbert.com. On September 12, 2013, after Roger Ebert's passing, it was announced that Richard Roeper would become the main movie critic for the Chicago Sun-Times. His first review in this new role was for the movie Guardians of the Galaxy. He is also a member of the Chicago Film Critics Association.

Favorite Films

Richard Roeper has shared some of his favorite movies. These include classic films like The Maltese Falcon and The Godfather series. He also loves Ferris Bueller's Day Off. He once said that Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a movie you can watch again and again. He believes it's about a young man helping his friend realize that life can be wonderful if you embrace it. As a fun tribute to the movie, his license plate even says "SVFRRIS"!

He also admires filmmaker Woody Allen. Some of his favorite movies from the 1990s include Goodfellas, Pulp Fiction, Heat, Good Will Hunting, and Notting Hill. For Thanksgiving, his all-time favorite movie is Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Best Films of the Year

Since the year 2000, Richard Roeper has created a list of his top ten favorite films each year. This table shows some of the movies he has chosen as the best:

TV and Film Appearances

Richard Roeper has appeared in many TV shows and films, often as himself, sharing his opinions on movies or other topics. Here are some of his notable appearances:

Awards and Honors

Richard Roeper has received several awards for his work:

• In 1992, he won the National Headliner Award for being the best newspaper columnist in the country.
• He has won two Chicago / Midwest Emmy Awards for his news commentaries on Fox.
• On April 11, 2020, he was given the Roger Ebert Award at the 2020 AAFCA Special Achievement Award Luncheon.

See also

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